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~ Gnansno ~ ana Ar,,uss = C.l,en -
- = Oeegpess - oonDlsse shs Apcrs
ygooeepo n11>e-xAiaU nodly Mad11s6 -
- eoosseas
y~yAsnzno1ox, toh A-The prospect %
- oxtra session q Congress- Pcsnltino
mon . failure = pas ~ needed and moo
eeoory opproprineion oillA, = seriously
within Ne remaining four Legislative days
e tho ooosion than e has been known %
% for The last twenty years.
Opinions % members Of the appropria-
lion committees q ~ two Houses are
moot valuable IN predicting . rosult one
way o. another. and leading and well In
formed membors o. theso committees dif-
fer about IL
~. All1oonr chairman Of the Senate apr
propRiafions committee. feols doubtful;
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A~~~ - n, n~orv& - rnhor o..
~-1~1-n~r Wrirhe - - Canv,re Inhse
oys>ous e - Counery-Jhs nesbrse
No. - Iergtn1o Amer An
WAsutno1ou, March l-Commissioner
% Labor Carroll y. WriH1e haa submitted
his report On convict labor 20 ne 8ocrc:
cary q eho Interior. There are, Ne y
four syotoma % employment ~ oonvicfs
o. thn country. namely: Ihe contract
oyotom. the piece price oystem. the public
account system and the lease nystem. The
uunber Of prisoners Of al grades sn-
ployed In ne institutions covered ~ tho
report Il 0A0oo. the males sambcring
1&>5n and the females ks8 OF
this total number <k,20 are engaged II
productive labor; 1k.So0 are engagod IN
prison duties, and 4o73 arc sick or idle. OF
this total number, lA&37 aro employed IN
der ne public account system. By which
The inalitution buys material and con-
vorts u into Observation-Disclosures which
aro sold IL the Mt ovaiiable markess:
iko70 are employed undor The CONTRACT
eystem. undor which . contractor en-
ploys conviots ata oortain agreed prico
per day Tor their labor; and 500 under
the piece price system, under which the
institution leases the convicts 70 . con-
tractor for : specified sum and for : 0xed
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a Gig BLAzE.

Burning ofthe Morgan Steamship Docks -
New York. Toesehsr with n lnnsnss
Amount - Cott0o. Involving = Los o.
nu1iea Dollan-Nsrrow KscaDs q the
Hose sears
NEW YoRK, Feb. A-At haif-past six
O'Clock this morning . disastrous hre
broke out at the Morgan steamship Lin
dockA Pier No 81, North river, which was
20 nerce that within an hour the whole
pier was destroyed The Lone Star, one
Of the OF the line, wa badly
damaged, three lighters, loaded with cot
ton- werc consumed, and property esti-
mated q from ts5a.cW 20 H,0uo,oW was
swept away. a strong northwest wind
prevailed, which quickly carried th9
flames beyond thec control Of the bremen
The r'er was loaded with bales OF cot
ton, hides and other merchandise, which
were quickly IN . blaze, causing . blind
ing smoke, which greatly impeded the
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Governor Oglcsby read : list Of the war Gov
errors. Those Of popular favoritcs were greet
ed with applause, while the mention OF Horatio
Seymour among them brought out . curious
strife for supremacy between those whoclapped
their hand and those who hissed-R<porf Of
DeIuon;co Dinn<v.
Horatio Seymour was . '..war Gov
ernor." A. the Executive Of tho En-
pire State he performed his whole duty.
and Edwin n. Stanton and President
Lincoln again and again testified to
this fact II Seymour had not acted
the part Of . patriot while Governor OF
New York State Uncle Dick
would not have mentioned him.
Those who applauded Seymour's
name were right Those who Kissed
forgot that on june "a. 1868. Edwin
M. Stanton wrote to Governor Seymour
in these words: ~ can not forbear
expressing to you the deep obligation
/ feel for the prompt and cordial sup
port you have given to the Government
in the present emergency. The energy.
activity, and patriotism you have ex-
hibited / may be permitted personally
and officially to acknowledge without
arrogating any personal claim on my
part in such service or to any service
whatever. Ishall be happy always to
Be esteemed your friend" Replying
to an almost complimentary and en-
tirely unexpected letter from President
Lincoln, Governor Seymour said: For
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-11

How Republican Politicians Garry Out
HIs Watchword with Males Toward
None, with Charity for
1t has long been the custom Of DEM
ocrats to meet on Jackson's Day. the
anniversary Of Old Hickory's great
victory over the British 1t New Orleans,
and renew their pledges 70 the prin-
ciples which be chung to during : long
career. They also commemorate JEFF
ferson's birth. and in toasts and ora
tions recall some Of the more con-
spicuous teachings Of that celebrated
patriot and statesman. At these DEM
ocratic gatherings it Is the practice to
applaud the wisdom ofthe ~Democracy's
patron saints and to revive recol-
lcctions Of their doctrines and theories
rather than to attack present opponents
or TO belittle other names now held
dear by the majority Of Americans.
In the first important attempt BY
Republicans to introduce this custom
in their own party : happy selection
was made in the choice Of the man
whose memory it Wa desired to honor,
but in the scope and character Of the
exercises the pitch was altogether too
low to be particularly edifying to any
body. Dying before the Republican
party ~ il exists to-day was evolved
from the war party. Abraham Lincoln
was : character which the present
leaders Of that organization might
well study on every suitable occasion
That his temper. habits Of thought
lofty patriotism. humanity and broad
nationalism do not q present actuste
he Republican leaders, d, perhaps,
due to the fact that they arc more
clossly interested il TIE promulgation
Of unwise and unjust policies relative
% business and % the perpetuation Of
sectional animosities than they ~ In
he contemplation % one q he most
picturesque figures n American bis
tory. Meeting together - The ami
versary q Lincoln's birth. modern
Republicans might, Il they would. draw
much inspiration from HE life and
character. but they must approach the
subject In : different frame q mind
lrom that which seems 70 have been
pppermost q he New York gathering.
The speeches q Delmonioo's we're
mo- indicative either o. profound ap-
probation % or venerstion for Lin
coins character. They were primer
paIly vehement bitesr and foolish Do
nunciations q somebody else. Il i
not II this spirit that ~professed follow
ers q thc Emancipator : honor hia
memory Or keep bright the great les'
son Of his life. With malice toward
none and with charity for al. hs
We % ~ broadest sanse - American,
not : seetionalist. he can b honorcd
- an American - Jefferson and Jack
ssnars honorsds without dragging int
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LOuDcN, voh A-Tho session % the
Cabinet yesterday . known % havo been
exclusively occupied n The confederation
q The threatening stats Of Affairs IN Ire.
lAn1. The cir - heavy with disquietinc
rumors o. The renewed activity o. secret
sociotieo whose aims are hostile 70 the
government Dynamite couspIraciee, In
volving destruction o. Engllsh life ard
property are again under way, according
70 approved report and the detectives are
busy in both Irolsndhnd England unearth,
Ing thesedangerous plots. There y n -
easy feeling among the public. md
meanwhile ne authorities maintaln strict
reticence o. ~vouchssfe only mesnin gless
oosuranca.
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A story which Explains Some Things and
Leaves Other Things Tor Young wits 20
Find Out.

~
FInd Out.
ssCome. boys said Will to the 9TH
ers. IRA tired Of this humdrum play.
Let's get up something new and big"
.Agrc d." came from the others;
'.but VIII Il shall it be. WHIP"
"A railroad" was the prompt re-
ply.
And they all shouted: "A railroad!
hurrah, boys! that's just grand. Wen
do Il. But who knows how?"
Ido." came from Will. Fathers
an engineer. and you see / hear him
talk to mother about il every day."
'.Yous father an engineer!' ex-
claimed several. Don't Mike Riley
and Tim Sullivan run all the engines?''
And Will answered with a loud '.Ha.
ha. ha! Run engines! ha. ha, hal"
and his sides shook with laughter.
Compare my father to Mike and Tim!
My father builds railroads"
An they all said "Oh!' But what
Il the first thing. VIII. to build a rail-
road? A spade and hoe. or what?"
Money; ten hundred thousand dol
lars. and just as much more as you can
get. Father say you can do any thing
with money; but all the money In the
world couldn't have saved little sister
Rose from dying" At that a large
tear came 70 Wills eye. and the boys
all looked ut him in silence.
Then he wiped his eyes and went on:
'sComc. boys. say how much you'll give
TO the new railroad"
Thcreupon Will smoothcd of . spot
in the sand and wrote his name. and
opposite he put, The right Of way and
no charge for engineering"
And what's the right Of wayP' ="
they asked.
''You can't build roads in the air.
You must have ground. and when you
get il, you've the right 81 way See?
I'll get that from father. down in the
orchard. along the trout brook"
Good for you, Will" they all
shouted.
s'Here. Rob. you sign for the tics;
Alec. for the rails. and Jim for the roll
ing stock; Dan must build the depot.
Come up. now. and sign like men Of
enterprise. Be- liberal and prompt.
and wen have tine cars running by the
first Of June. and declare a dividend
Of fun at least-every day."
All this speech from Will. And each
one WI Die his name under Wills say
ing what he would give or do.
Then came the word OF command
from our young engineer:
s.Now TO business. Each one to hi 4
home As fast as his legs will carry him,
and bring an k or spade o. hoe or
some tool. I'll run to father for the
chartcr-what's thatf Then let'smnke
the dirt n.y.
When I went by q few days after. BY
the foot Of tho orchard, sure enough.
there they were; coats of. each one
busy as q bee. Will acting As engineer.
The grading M what's thata-w was
nearly all done. viii said they would
lay the ties-what are theye-and
rails (P) the next Monday, and soon !
should hear the whistle.
True to his promise, on the appointed
day came the s'toot, toot. toot." louder
and louder till tho hills sent back che
sound.
Hooked. and there came the train,
built Of wood ''from stem to stern,'
and drawn BY two stout goats, instead
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WNn the StlmuIout
One Of the greatest articles Of CON
sumption u the Indians Is the cocoa
leaf. It Il universally used BY them.
Many do not even know what tobacco
Is. The Indians alone use Il. The so-
called bon ton have cast II aside, writes
a traveller in Bolivia. l gave Il q
thorough test, desiring to study it,
properties. For five days before start
ing ! took my regular fig. II place %
breakfast ! consumed about two ounces
81 cocoa leaves, chewing them and
swallowing the saliva. ! was a.
tonishcd At the result. / went Ill day
without eating, travelling on mule
back. In the evening ! mot only felt Y"
bad effect, excepting a little restless
ness, but arrived quite fresh. feel
confident that too little attention has
been paid 70 this invaluable natural
stimulant. The Qnichoas hare used u
for centuries. and have thriven with
Il. They travel forty and fifty miles =
day on foot, with no other food than =
little cocoa tied round their nccks In
small pouches. One ofthcsc Indians i
more grateful TO you for q handful Of
fresh cocoa than for moncy.-M y
Journal.
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hls eulogy The petty criminasic n q me
present day. Perhaps when tho New
York Republican Club has had . little
moro experience Il will b bettsr.-
Chicago Herald.
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NEw YoaK, Feb. 28-The zrfbwne states
that the report Of the House committee on
appropriations 70 accompany the de1cicn-
~ bill which was sent 70 the House Sat
urday, contains some interesting Items Of
expenses Of the Board Of visitors - the
Naval Academy last summer. The board
consisted Of ~ Minister John Glgolow,
Editor Dawson, Of the CharlestOa NsN
~ Cosvtv, snd others. Bome Of TIE
items ere = follows: Cigars, $50; thirty
one cases triple extract whisky, 30; two
coees Fommery Bee, ~: four cases clar-
- -; elk terrapins, 90; I've dozen frog
1ogs. ~: I've doseu son o47ts thirty-oight
pounds chickens, -; ice cream. -: Roman
punch, =; t0llot soap NOD: wafer crnck-
era G1,Uo; sherry, g The total oxpeuses
o. ~ board wore ol,l92K
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~ nseog.oeseo Ceomesoe Co0m1ssaoa.
WAsnInoToN, FEB. c4-A private nots
received here from Albany yesterday
gives pretty substantial confirmation %
the report that The President intends 20
appoint n. Herman one o. Tie Interstate
Commerce commissioners iron New
York. A Republican Senator said last
night that TIE President ought % send In
10 name % one or Two Of ths comma
nloners beforo March =. The name Of
the nrst man eent 10 and confirmed will
Indicate ~ chairman o. tho commisoion.
~ 0enstorD intend 70 scrutinlse These
oppolntmonts very c1rofu1lv. ~ thore q
~ least excuse the senate will retec(
t1om. This - The reason The puoidout q
tahing ~ much time.
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In al things tending to make
the colored people better men
and women. better citizens; In al
things tending 70 inspire them with
higher views Of their duties - citizens,
friends and neighbour, 70 ft them for
the position in which the destruction o.
slavery placed them unprepared; in AL
things calculated 70 secure TO them that
equality before the law claimed and cx-
ercised BY their white brethren, the
Gdsetts has underworld to perform It's
duty. and shall % continue 20 the end.
The two races are fellow citisens; their
interests are identical; neither : 70
ceive benefit or injury that does mot
aGsot the other. They should live %
gsther in peace and happiness; and
that the bonds Of peace and harmony
win steadily grow stronger y the hope
Of every man who has q heart Tie we'll
being d his race.-LiefIs Roct 0asette.
-Postmastsr- General villas VA
made the target o. abuse BY Some Of
The more rabid Republican organs b.
cause be refused 70 b hulldossd and
dictated % By the Pacific mail lobby.
His flrmnoss won In the end and
brought the recusant companies %
terms. The British postal department
has inflated his example o. frmness IN
breaking the monopoly thas restricted
the transatlantic mails. The mail for
New York will now leave On four days
n 10 week and the day o. monopoly
q hat line 4 pasl-A7bsaU lr0ss.
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There are two female physician ,
on the Back Bay. Boston. who arc said
70 make ten thousand dollara . year
from their profession.
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Tell your mother you've been very
good boys to-day" said a school teach
Or to two little new scholars.
''Ohr' replied Tommy, we haven't
any mother"
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Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. A. BStoncr, pas
tor. Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting of Ladies' Aid Society every second
w ednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit
Lutheran Church Rev. ". c. Wire, pas
tor. Services, Sunday 10 A. N and $50 p.
NJ Sunday School g. p NJ PRAYER Meet
ing, Wednesday, 6,45 p NJ
Protestant Episcopal Church-Rev En-
est McGlil, Rector. Services Sunday, 10 A.
NJ and BIS Z. n. Sunday School, 800 p.
N
Moravisn Church. (Mechsnicstown) Rev.
c. G. Lanius, Pastor. Preaching every Sun
day, alternating morning and eycnilS-
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening Sun.
cay School o'clock, a. IN.
Noravian Church (Graccham) Rev. c. G.
i.anius, Pastor
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR,
King and evening
Mite Society every Monday evening.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening
United Brethren Church Mite Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday.
Sunday school y. ".
trayer Meeting every Thursday evening,
Regular Services by appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev O
Belt, Pastor, Services every ait rra,r
Sunday At 10 A. NJ. Sunday School 8 A. NJ
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at !
p IL
United Brethren Chnrch-Rev G. J.
Roudabush Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday at p. m. Sunday School every
SUNDAY at 2p III. Pra, er Meeting every
Thursday evening at 7 p. H.
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TT tho way, n. miracle cuimed for Nine
Blnvatsky, the Ti.eo o.hist, is more marvel
Gus than ono saw performed by conjurer
in Calcutta. Let me premise that Western
reporters Of Oriental jngglcry are apt to
bl"cntali2e tbeir statements remarkably. The
n,a,go growing ont of n floor or deck is
poor trick; tine rope ladder thrown into tie
air and staying there for people TO climb up
is unknown in tUdia, as are some
other ,narrels. Your readers will be
fairly jus,i Cd in suSpecting n similar
Oriental urSonaFs in the following:
a man brought out dozen or more little
figures, under two inches high-little dolls
and, setting them on their straw-likc legs OF,
deal table, babe them dance. The man
stoot! cutie yard of, but whenever he ha1a
tie figures move, they moved. He ordered
two to come out and waltz in the center Of
table, and they did The tiny things
trooped up and down the table as he com
,nnnlcd in the most amazing way. Finally
IT, coniurer invited me TO lay penny or
tAc table. | di 50, AMI the coin instantly
callored across the wooden table and pitched
itself in money box, And yet this man waa
neither thought reader nor Theosophtst,
bu, an avowsd coIJuivr, performing in tent
Oh tie waySldo.
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He Experimental.
lDetroit Free PrCss.l


He was lashful Wooer, but there was a
cert III luanlin, s.. t.hout him which Indicated
that be only needed II little encouragcm' nj
to let HIM eff out She ss,v this and size -
col e,l Oh n To.icy Of Encouragement.
DO you believe these stories in the funny
papers she asked. about the willingness Of
young ladies to be kiss"d;'
ii really can't say he replied They
may lie tluc" Then, gathering courage. he
ad,:cd: Il hope they are t,ue,' and he drew
tlctcr to her,
~. seems to me-" she said "tlat Their,
is only one way in which a young man can
disco>cr whether they are rue or not"
AND what way is that" no asked.
There was brief pause. Then, with a far
eway 10, k i'll Ter eyes, she ALI weled
by experimenting when Le has tAo ofpoH
tunity"
He eXreliincntsd.
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l"McntDr II / ago fef@ld.i
at makes me laueH. every time think Of
H." remarked young ln,;ianan who was
g JiiS home from tie recent convention, ITS
y ridiculous. What makes me laugh Why.
al interview Reading Clerk Bell had with a
reporter il. which he told Il long story about
how II" get his voice ready. He says week
or two before the convention lie stopped
sno NJ and c.tiHs meat, and confined him.
so.f a. soft egg. toast and water. Then he
hal t. sleep Just 80, and all that sort OF
thing. Why, he said he wouldn't dare take a
drink Of t,o2r CT whisky. Now, never
olr,ar, rd any such pr~na tons myself; never
Thought OF such ii thin. think it's all
fool .-lncss. eat three square meals day.
tie SCI crcr the letter, a. ii y for drinking, |
take nothing stronger than Lawrenceburg
sour n Sd or Louisville copper distilled. Yet
/ lad no trouble n.a!.inls myself heard by
ever man, woman an, Eew Jerseyan in
tie hall There was 4 dt # man among tho
DELEGATES, and noticed when Bell was read
ing !a would put his horn UP to his ear ana
lean his head forward and lOO< troubled But
w en had anything TO say he would drop
III hrrn, sit uacll in his seat and smile Why.
the people could lear me just as plain ss
though we'd all Eeon in country school
house.
But were you one Of the clerks" inquired
Kentucky delegate. Il don't remember
s>cl, YOU on the PLATFORM
"C.clN1 Thunder; no. replied the Hoosier
with seine warmth DO you think I'd lower
myself OF my voice to do such work as that.
No I'm the man that sat up in the gallery
and "ave that whonp at the end of every
storm Of arrlau,e. Betchuve heard NE, and
don't have any foolish notions bout train
ing my voice |! that Bell fellow would drive
pair Of steers to pillow in a ter-acre lot as
l do q MN homo, he wouldn't want any soft
egg diet in order to male himself heard in
tie biggest convention this side Of the bad
rln,3.
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A CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN
lsax an Experience with an "Annoit.
can Fire-CraGker.'
Nav York World |

NEW York World !
A funny incident occurred at Fassaic. There
are several Chinese Managing establishments
in the place where the bi,s-eyM sons at
soapsuds convert miniature button-holes into
ccai-scutt,e proportions and swell their
pelipheries to s,,ch dimensions that the citi-
zens are compelled to toss up a cent before
deciding which hole to crawl through when
they wish to dress up Ono OF the local Wun
Lungs recently imported q banjo-featu1el
assistant from the FlOwery Kingdom. In
pure Chinese his name sounds like section
Of hAvhcd wire fence. His clothes tit him
like IL :-1,try box and, as ia usual with tho
delegate from Ra'land, he wears his overall;
under his shirt and dresses otherwise inside
out lie evidently hadn't been in the country
more than a lsy on )" when soutatoiy ruh
salt Oh his pi, tail. Trapped him and sent him
to Passair While the loss was around til.
corner purchasing IN onion for dinner, YUM
Yum stood in the door OF the soapery flirting
with Il bonnet which somebody across the
street hth placed Oh top OF Il er-pitcher,
and which YUM irlns ined 70 he q female sit
ting by the window As the hat nodded in
the breeze YUM bowed and tben tho corners
of MS mouth shook hands with his aars AMI
suun,crcu arpuni to where his hair was cut
long.
"Dyrz want any ice this morning" asked
the < man rs he drove up.
"A!oc same" chuCklel Yum. until he re-
ssmbird chicken with the pip
TIC man placed thHicc On the sidewalk
and Yum grabbed it. Then BE- laid it down
without anybody telling him TO and put both
hands UP to b.s shoulders in his mouth and
3anGeI.
",li w. muchy wettv hotco.' he eiacn-
lated and the ran inside came out with
SHIRT, wrapped the ice up III it, and then di.
alY>'a:ud INSIDE again.
40 rlnlltes later the room was fllled full
OF sn,o;ie and his ing St an and when Wuu
Luz. c.lI.c around the .'.,!ner with his noon.
day fp.st in his hand There was n crowd ia
f,nt Of tho door and several persons had
started OF to notify the iirenen,
Wun lang dashed through the smoke and
found his fresh assistant hanging out II the
back window He was almost sutluCatesi.
"Nasse nlnitel'" he asked
oman leaves Mellual n-c!ackol. X. 20 oil
-Loongl
"Whel puttee" asked Wun.
"titovec" saspe,l Yuan.
"All sa,n,~, blank fooiee," yelled WIN
"Alea wrttes. Puftse tn stovee, dh Coco
offee-huons'
Their" was Gnngor of a conhaSration for
few minutes, hut it was averted, aid as Yum
took the next train for tie city lie said
Funny ni.clact;Al; cookie oil uppae---
lr,nns All wettne Yum dice. Stove
swcttea -huongW And N hid himself liz his
locs:sts and left for New York.
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